Articles filed under Arts & Crafts
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Gallery in central Mexico displays a trove of folk artJul 10, 2019 7:00 am - ATOTONILCO, Mexico (AP) - It's been said that if you're not an artist when you first visit San Miguel de Allende, you'll certainly be one by the time you leave. Similarl...
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Show celebrates Batavia, St. Charles art venuesJul 09, 2019 11:00 pm - The "50th Anniversary Show" opens Saturday, July 13, at the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles. The show celebrates the 10th anniversary of Water Street Studios ...
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Oakton seeks entries for art exhibition focused on fashionJun 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Professional artists who self-identify as women are invited to submit entries in all media to Oakton Community College for its juried art exhibition, "Fashioning the Sel...
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Global Arts Festival returns to Bartlett Park this weekendJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - This is the third year for Arts in Bartlett, the local nonprofit arts council, to present Global Arts Festival, which highlights the cultural diversity represented in th...
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Giant radio-controlled models celebrate planes of D-DayJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Seventy-five years ago this month, the D-Day invasion to liberate France was kicked off by almost 1,000 C-47 Dakota planes - the military version of the two-engine DC-3 ...
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'Yarn Bombers' use craft to make a statementJun 18, 2019 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Jessie Hemmons did her first public "yarn bombing" in 2009, crocheting a 12-inch cozy around a bike rack in downtown Philadelphia. It was small but c...
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Bartlett barn gets reboot as Prestige Creative Markets and NurseryJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Since 1969, Prestige Nursery and Gift Shop has been a fixture and a meeting place for its Bartlett neighbors. “For years it had been a destination place. We had custome...
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Sewing for sport: Handmade workout clothes make stridesJun 12, 2019 7:00 am - If necessity is the mother of invention, then pending motherhood may have given Sarah Vander Neut a creative boost. The Aurora, Colorado, seamstress was pregnant with he...
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Barrington teen's Lego creations on display at Brickworld ChicagoJun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - At the wise old age of 16, Luke Horwath of Barrington is a veteran designer whose “builds” have attracted more than 900,000 views on his YouTube channel and more than 3,...
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Arlington Heights Promenade of Art returns to downtownJun 03, 2019 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Promenade of Art returns for its 17th year with a weekend full of community fun, culture, creativity and shopping from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday a...